Duke of Montmorency

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Coat of arms of the first dukes of Montmorency

The French title Duke of Montmorency ( Duc de Montmorency ) was awarded three times, but only the first two times as a pair . The title referred to the place Montmorency until 1689 , then later to the place Montmorency-Beaufort in Champagne .

The first duke was Connétable Anne de Montmorency from 1551 , whose line died out with the beheading of the fourth duke in 1632. The following year the title was passed on to his sister Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency , the former mistress of King Henry IV , and her husband Henri II. De Bourbon, prince de Condé .

In October 1689, Henri III changed Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé , third Duke of Montmorency, the Duchy in Enghien and the title Duke of Enghien (the renaming of the place Montmorency in Enghien did not prevail; today's Enghien-les-Bains , a neighboring town of Montmorency, was not founded until 1850) in order to legitimize the title Enghien, which he also uses but is legally controversial.

A month later, in October 1689, the Duchy of Beaufort was renamed the Duchy of Montmorency, whereby the title returned to the Montmorency family . This line expired in 1862. Since the transfer in 1864 to a nephew of the fifth duke, the title was then carried out in the House of Talleyrand-Périgord . The last Duke of Montmorency died in 1951.

Lord of Montmorency

Duke Montmorency, first award

Duke of Montmorency, second award

Duke of Montmorency, third award, previously Duke of Beaufort

Duke of Montmorency, fourth award